Tag: south ribble
about 1 month ago
lep.co.uk

I'm the robot that will be picking your medication at Preston and Chorley hospitals

Two new robots have joined the workforce in the pharmacies of the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital...

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8 months ago
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Leyland's Music in the Park to return in 2024 as council covers £116k bill

Bananarama, Go West, Tony Hadley and Peter Andre have all played at the Leyland music festival

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8 months ago
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Hotel appalled after being duped into hosting 'notorious neo-Nazi'

The Samlesbury Hotel unwittingly hosted the annual gathering of self-styled “racial nationalist” group Heritage and D...

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8 months ago
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Pickering's Farm limbo as decision over 1,100 homes plan delayed again

The Pickering's Farm development saga has rumbled on for years

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8 months ago
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Calls for 'hedgehog highways' to be built on all new housing estates

Hedgehog highways work by ensuring that there are gaps between garden fences, so that they can wander around an area ...

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8 months ago
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Landfill site to have 'continued management' after closure to prevent bad smells

Clayton Hall landfill, on Dawson Lane in Whittle-le-Woods, has previously found itself at the centre of complaints fr...

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9 months ago
lancs.live

The bungalow estate that 'should be a vision of the future'

Andy Atkinson, managing director of Penwortham-based Fairhaven, as recently completed building a new bungalow estate ...

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9 months ago
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Preston's Covid indifference as only a third in their 50s get booster jab

Less than half of all 50 to 54 year olds in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble took up their coronavirus autumn booste...

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9 months ago
lancs.live

South Ribble merger torn up four years after controversial decision

"Unfortunately, it’s taken the administration four years to accept that they got it wrong"

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10 months ago
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Controversial dog agility school takes a step forward despite barking fears

One local told the planning committee that the noise generated even by single canine being schooled at the site could...

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10 months ago
lancs.live

Plans for retirement bungalows to be built on protected land quashed

The council has rejected the proposal for the 10-dwelling development

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10 months ago
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River Ribble bridge could still be built - if government stumps up cash

“A new River Ribble crossing remains an aspiration and a feasibility study was undertaken"

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10 months ago
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Council leader hopes 'he has earned the trust' to become area's next MP

Paul Foster has been chosen as Labour's candidate in the Tory-held constituency

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

South Ribble councillors row over £40m debt claim as leader left bemused

South Ribble Borough Council will be re-elected in full on May 4

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Party promises ahead of South Ribble Borough Council's local elections

South Ribble Borough Council local elections 2023 will take place on May 4

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about 1 year ago
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Luxury houses set for greenbelt land after passing 'special circumstances' test

The properties will be built on land off Fowler Lane in Farington, which is already occupied by one-time agricultural...

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Vexed villagers greet dog agility school plan with 'wall of silence'

One resident claimed the bark of a single dog using the facility would equate to the noise generated by a jackhammer

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about 1 year ago
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'Surgical hub' praised for 'getting it right first time'

A special unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital which is designed to help put a dent in waiting list backlogs has...

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Roadworks firm loses planning appeal over compound built without permission

It means Ventbrook Limited will likely have to dismantle the development to the rear of Duxburys Garden Centre or fac...

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Tory councillor of 24 years defects to Labour ahead of local elections

Hoole ward representative on South Ribble Borough Council, David Suthers, has called time on his association with the...

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Huge new cricket facility 'will bring highest-profile matches to Lancs'

The 5,000-spectator venue secured the support of Lancashire County Council’s development control committee – but will...

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Bistro to become micro pub – but pledges famous food will survive the switch

The venue will “not create any noise additional to its existing bistro use”

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

'Orwelian' election voter ID requirement with thousands unable to vote

For the 2023 local elections every voter must show a valid ID before choosing their preferred candidate

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about 1 year ago
lancs.live

Dog agility school delayed after locals fear being 'blighted by barking'

Wild Paws Agility, which currently operates from bases in Leyland and Bilsborrow – and boasts clients from across the...

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Preston's £20m Old Tram Bridge replacement confirmed in Levelling Up mixed bag

Central government has announced the projects that have been successful in their Levelling Up fund bids

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Key decisions due for mosque, super prison and giant housing estate

The proposals are deemed so significant that the government will get the final say over each of them

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over 1 year ago
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South Ribble's three new employment sites creating 2,000-plus jobs

The plans site alongside other local plans for 1,300 new homes in the same area

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over 1 year ago
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Flooding fears calmed over new housing estate on former school site

Westchurch Homes is building 50 affordable homes on the former Lostock Hall Primary School site

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over 1 year ago
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Bamber Bridge's new council houses likely to remain under council ownership

South Ribble has built its first council houses in 25 years

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over 1 year ago
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Clock ticking on spending £5m South Ribble leisure centre cash - or give it back

£5m of public funding was secured to make Bamber Bridge, Leyland, and Penwortham leisure centres more environmentally...

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Hopes NHS demand will fall through £240k South Ribble wellbeing programme

South Ribble Borough Council is putting forward the money for a new programme designed to improve residents' health

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Youths wreck Bamber Bridge allotments with plot holders too scared to return

Members of the Brindle Road Allotments Association have had enough following the recent spate of incidents

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Housing plan on hold over 'ludicrous' flooding fears

A nearby resident, said that it was “ludicrous” to put further pressure on an already struggling drainage system

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Furious residents renew fight against petrol station plans in village

“There are six homes that are going to have headlights in their bedroom and living room windows every time a car leav...

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over 1 year ago
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Bamber Bridge bar gets go-ahead to increase Friday and Saturday opening hours

Lancs and Yorks on Station Road has been given the green light for a 12-month period after pledging to control noise

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

New care complex will help tackle 'suitable housing' shortage for older people

The green light has been given for Jubilee Gardens to be built on land next to the authority’s own headquarters on We...

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Pickering's Farm should be rejected until A582 expansion, says council leader

South Ribble Borough Council leader Paul Foster has spoken at the public inquiry to build 1,100 homes at Pickering's ...

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Pickering's Farm inquiry starts as 1,100 new homes loom for Penwortham

1,100 new homes want to be built at Pickering's Farm; land that runs between the A582 Penwortham Way and Leyland Road

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over 1 year ago
lancs.live

Worden Park car park woes with signs wrongly labelled

Parking rules changed at Worden Park but signage was not updated by council officers

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